Intelligent Disruption Is the Top Trend to Watch in 2018

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As we conclude 2017 and begin another year, is there a phrase or thought that can focus our attention as we enter 2018? I submit to you two words; intelligent and disruption. According to Merriam-Webster, disrupt is, “to break apart, to throw into disorder, to interrupt the normal course of unity.” Clayton Christensen, author of Innovator’s Dilemma, wrote that “disruption is a process, not an event, and innovations can only be disruption relative to something else.” The rise of bitcoin (intelligent currency), five billion people connected via mobile phones (with intelligent sensors inside) , computational intelligence in smart products, IOT and services produced are evidence of the process of intelligent disruption.

Daniel Hodges 丹尼尔霍奇斯 is CEO, Retail Store Tours - A CIM Company. Retail Store Tours are curated store experiences selected based on a company’s business objectives, ushering in a new era of learning, networking and fun. We meet with disruptive inn… read more